2 Mamas

Jennifer and Maria are mamas that spend most of their days dancing away! Life is busy and for these 2 Mamas. Read our blog as we take you along on our adventures and rants as moms trying to do it all in a world that doesn’t have enough hours!

While visiting family back home, a friend of mine found herself at Costco with her in-laws. As they wandered past the clothing section of the store, her “tween” niece announced that in her opinion, “Shopping for clothes where you shop for your groceries, is like fashion suicide.” Easy for her to say – this girl had yet to have a summer job! As I was listening to my friend, I took a mental stock of what I was wearing at the moment,...

Maria and I are each blessed to have two healthy and beautiful daughters. However, we have both had to make the panic-stricken call to 911 and the dash to the hospital with our children numerous times. There is no feeling in the world quite so terrible, but each time we leave our beloved Sick Kids hospital with our child smiling once again, we realize how fortunate we are. We also leave each experience with lessons learned the hard way. I can...

Ever since I was a kid I’ve had trouble adjusting to change. Well, some things never change! The holidays are almost over and I’m having trouble getting dressed and making the bed before the day’s end (sounds like my first mat leave!) It’s been a month of getting dolled up for holiday parties, baking up a storm and shopping ‘til my feet hurt, and then braving the Boxing Week crowds for deals. Now that the craziness is all over, I’m...

My husband asked if I might like an iPad for Christmas. My first reaction was “What would I do with it?” To be honest, I’d rather he gave me a new purse. I know what to do with one of those – you put stuff in it. Best of all, there is no instruction manual required. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I don’t appreciate technology. Salsa Babies® wouldn’t be where it is today without the Internet, and I can no longer teach a...

The other day in my haste to clear space on my video camera, I accidentally deleted about 70 irreplaceable family memories. I felt sick about it and still do when I’m lying in bed and trying to fall asleep. I close my eyes and am inundated with flashbacks of everything I erased – events like my daughter’s 10th birthday party and her first Lip Sync competition, but also countless adorable everyday moments. I may have been rationalizing...

It’s September, the kids are back at school, and I find myself in search of a good bar. No, I’m not drinking away my suddenly lonely days. I’m wandering the supermarket aisles trying to find healthy-yet-handy snacks to pack in their lunch bags! Granola bars sound harmless enough, but have you ever taken a good look at the ingredients? Most have at least 10-15 grams of sugar, 5-7 grams of fat, and the second ingredient is almost always...

I hate making dinner. My husband is hurt every time I say that, but he takes it personally. I have to explain it’s not that I hate making dinner for him. I just hate it in general. I’m sure some of you can relate to the challenge of coming up with enough dinner ideas to fill the week. Meals have to be healthy, affordable, relatively quick and easy to prepare, and the most difficult criterion of all, they must appeal to all members of the...

I clearly remember my first wrinkle. I know that sounds odd, but I was sitting in the back of a taxi in Mexico in my early twenties, and noticed my reflection in the rearview mirror. I had a wrinkle on my forehead just above my right eyebrow. My facial expressions have never been subtle, and friends always warned me that I should be careful not to show my surprise or dismay in quite such an obvious manner, or else I’d get wrinkles. I figured...

Having my own business, I am fortunate to have flexibility in my schedule. I can’t imagine how full-time working moms do it all. Even working from home, there are days when I don’t know how I’ll get it all done. I suppose society has made life easier in some regards, with online shopping, 24-hour grocery stores and “Smart-phones” so you can contact your partner any time of day to pick up milk on the way home. There are no excuses...

The arrival of a new baby marks the beginning of social events taking on proportions like never before. Whether it’s a baby shower, baptism, or birthday party, they all seem to have one thing in common…cake! It’s no wonder we struggle to lose those pregnancy pounds. Never mind the daily challenge of resisting the goldfish crackers and arrowroot cookies that have invaded our kitchens. When you factor in all the celebrations over the span of...

My aunt just sent me a link to a commercial for a Taiwanese bank entitled “Dream Rangers”. I’m a total sap and I cry at just about anything – romantic movies, school kids singing the national anthem, slide shows set to music (whether I know the people in the slides doesn’t seem to matter), and yes, television commercials – even ones about Taiwanese banks. I won’t spoil it for those who have yet to see it, but in a nutshell it’s...

I'm sure like all moms out there we all wake up a few times in the night to deal with the, "I need you" and "I'm having a bad dream" right? Well, on Monday it was like every other morning but I was extra tired for some odd reason (not very odd I guess since both the kids were super sick) and I managed to make breakfast for the kids, my husband and, well, I ate all the leftovers because I didn't have time to make anything for myself! After...